Markets

Morgan Stanley priced a big taxable deal and won a large note sale as yields on long-dated top-rated municipal bonds rose as much as nine basis points.

The value of wholesale inventories rose 0.8% in November.

The municipal bond primary market will be seeing several big offerings hit the screens on Wednesday — dominated by a taxable deal in the negotiated bond sector and a competitive note sale.

U.S. import prices returned to a more normal pace in December.

S&P Global Ratings lowered its outlook on Cook County's AA-minus rating ahead of a $100 million refunding.

New Jersey’s Lottery Enterprise Contribution Act translated into better primary market bond pricing, the state treasurer says.

The municipal bond primary market returned to life as issuers in Massachusetts, Virginia and Minnesota offered new tax-exempts to bond-hungry investors.

After Congress almost did away with them in the recently enacted tax legislation, tax-exempt private activity bond volume caps for states will see an increase for 2018.

UBS Wealth Management Americas raised its firepower in areas that escaped the chopping block under the new tax law, hiring a trio of executives with experience in stadium and public power finance.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch and TD Securities won the bidding for Massachusetts’ $600 million of general obligation bonds while Citigroup won the gilt-edge Fairfax County, Va., bonds.